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Hon. Anthony "Boots" Martinez
"Parliament will decide, and my vote is mine. My vote belongs to the people of Port Loyola, and I must vote my conscience. And if I tell you that I noh sleep good last night, I can't do nothing else but vote what is my conscience."

Jules Vasquez, reporter
"But if the Prime Minister and the minister of finance brings a motion like that to the house to make certain payments out of the consolidated revenue fund, the government side has to support him. Never in history has he not - has the Prime Minister, whoever it is..."

Hon. Anthony "Boots" Martinez
"Put it this way, sir. I am sorry, sir, I love my Prime Minister. He's my boss, my good friend, and everything. But in my humble opinion I certainly will vote no. I certainly will vote no. And so..."

Jules Vasquez
"You serious, Minister?"

Hon. Anthony "Boots" Martinez
"I certainly will vote no."

Jules Vasquez
"This is an existential issue. When the Prime Minister brings a..."

Hon. Anthony "Boots" Martinez
"But I'm saying to you, sir, in my view I certainly will have to vote no, so weh ah wa vote yes, fa? Weh ah wa vote yes, fa? Now you wa ask me fo pay 90 million dollars and not even get wa sweetie out of it? Nothing, you get. Noh wa tylenol, noh wa syringe, no blue pills, no nothing?! Ya man, I am sorry. I gwen to mi grave wit dis yu knoa. This thing ya mek I noh sleep good at all last night. I don't understand how- what did the people of this country get fo pay 90 million dollars. I am sorry, sir."

Jules Vasquez
"Have you communicated this to your Prime Minister?"

Hon. Anthony "Boots" Martinez
"Well, I am giving you an interview now, sir. I am telling you what is my position, and in my view the Prime Minister, he has a duty to take it to the house. He won't know how Parliament will decide. Maybe they might decide yes, but that is not my feeling from colleagues."